Oscar Stuff
Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light, shot by Roger Deakins, starring Olivia Colman drops first trailer
Twitter passes around a first glimpse of a scene from Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans.
Trailer drops for Tyler Perry’s A Jazzman’s Blues, on Netflix September 24
All the Details on Andrew Dominik’s NC-17 Marilyn Monroe Portrait ‘Blonde,’ Starring Ana de Armas [Indiewire]
John Wayne and the Six Security Men
An investigation into a rumor. [Self-Styled Siren]
Movie Stuff
Chinese censors change 'Minions' movie ending
The Chinese version of the fifth installment in the Despicable Me series ends with Gru becoming 'one of the good guys' [FBN]
Disney puts out a new Pinocchio trailer:
Other Stuff
Netflix debuts Slumberland trailer:
Top Ten audio books on Audible [AP]
Trailer for the Handmaid’s Tale Season 5
Today in Apology Culture:
Texas church issues apology for unauthorised ‘Christian’ Hamilton that rewrote bawdy raps [HR]
Finland’s leader apologizes for party photo at summer home [AP]
Capitol Records “Severs Ties” With AI Rapper FN Meka, Issues Apology After Facing Criticism for “Gross Stereotypes”
“We offer our deepest apologies to the Black community for our insensitivity in signing this project without asking enough questions about equity and the creative process behind it” [Pitchfork]
‘Boyfriend haul’ TikTok trend called out as ‘racist,’ compared to slave auctions [NYP]
Absolutely love the Empire of Light trailer. I hope it lives up to my expectations!